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Something really stinks in Manatee County government

Something really stinks in Manatee County government

Sheriff's recommendation that former county administrator be charged with crimes unveils another scandal

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Marc R. Masferrer
Nov 16, 2023
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Something really stinks in Manatee County government
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Word that the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office thinks former administrator Scott Hopes, who was hired for the job by a majority of the current county commission, broke public records, theft, and notary laws raises an existential question: Will Manatee County residents ever be free of the corruption and bad behavior that has marked so much of county government, especially at its highest levels, since 2020?

Scott Hopes, on the last day he was Manatee County Administrator, Feb. 7, 2023. (Screeshot: Manatee County Government YouTube channel)

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